I am back with another travel story. This time it is Mysore and Srirangapatnam. This is not my first visit, but it is my first blog about it.
The drive to Mysore from Bangalore was fabulous. Ever since the new highway was made the traffic is flowing smoothly. I remember my first drive to mysore – we saw umpteen number of accidents on the way and it took us more than 6 hrs to reach. This time it took us around 2 hrs that too because we were driving by ourselves leisurely.
We went straight up the Chamundi hills. You do not realize the altitude till you take a peek down the hills. The drive is lovely with greenery surrounding you. Nothing has changed in the temple premises since 1993 when I first visited Mysore. The surroundings have been preserved amazingly. Ditto for the palace which looked very familiar and as beautiful as I remember when I visited it last in 2001.
Once a sleepy town, Mysore is slowly wearing the colors of a vibrant city thanks to a number of IT firms which made it their home. It is still a tourist hot spot which is evident from the fact that you find several people offering to be your guide at every junction.
What has changed is KRS dam which is now dry most of the year. The musical fountain in brindavan gardens was a wonder back in 1993 and people flocked to take pictures of the gardens where many a famous movies were shot. Now not many venture that side as the gardens are devoid of all those lovely flowers. And now musical fountains are everywhere and no longer a wonder.
Srirangapatnam has not grown much despite the tourist traffic. But one can make out the newly placed sign boards for tourists marking important places.
There were quite a few places I wished we had time to stop. All in all a lovely way to spend a Sunday.
We went straight up the Chamundi hills. You do not realize the altitude till you take a peek down the hills. The drive is lovely with greenery surrounding you. Nothing has changed in the temple premises since 1993 when I first visited Mysore. The surroundings have been preserved amazingly. Ditto for the palace which looked very familiar and as beautiful as I remember when I visited it last in 2001.
Once a sleepy town, Mysore is slowly wearing the colors of a vibrant city thanks to a number of IT firms which made it their home. It is still a tourist hot spot which is evident from the fact that you find several people offering to be your guide at every junction.
What has changed is KRS dam which is now dry most of the year. The musical fountain in brindavan gardens was a wonder back in 1993 and people flocked to take pictures of the gardens where many a famous movies were shot. Now not many venture that side as the gardens are devoid of all those lovely flowers. And now musical fountains are everywhere and no longer a wonder.
Srirangapatnam has not grown much despite the tourist traffic. But one can make out the newly placed sign boards for tourists marking important places.
There were quite a few places I wished we had time to stop. All in all a lovely way to spend a Sunday.
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